> My Germlish document I have been translating says: Machine must rotate in

CW

> direction.
> I am wondering what the German translator means: counter-clockwise or
> clockwise? I would assume he means "clockwise", but it is so important to
> know it absolutely right that I would like to get it confirmed by someone

... CW definitely means clockwise; counter-clockwise would be CCW. Of course it s possible that the author made a mistake, but that wouldn t be your problem.

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, Nov 1, 2000

>I am wondering what the German translator means: counter-clockwise or
>clockwise? I would assume he means "clockwise", but it is so important to
>know it absolutely right that I would like to get it confirmed by someone of
>you who is familiar with this abbreviation.

CW definitely means clockwise; counter-clockwise would be CCW. Of
course it's possible that the author made a mistake, but that
wouldn't be your problem.

>My Germlish document I have been translating says: Machine must rotate in

CW

>direction.
>I am wondering what the German translator means: counter-clockwise or
>clockwise? I would assume he means "clockwise", but it is so important to
>know it absolutely right that I would like to get it confirmed by someone